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Facts & Figures

• 2 engineers erected the tower in one day on 26th September 1990
• The tower was shipped from Denmark in one piece on a transporter and required a police escort to bring it to Godmanchester
• The cost of installing it was £175,000 in 1990.  It paid for itself in 3 years
• The centre can use the electricity itself but it is more economical to sell the electricity to our local electrical company
• The height to the tip of the blades is 43 metres.  The hub is 30 metres high
• The tower can be seen from 10 miles away
• The tower has been built to withstand wind speeds of up to 180 mph
• The blades do stop in winds of under 3.5 m/sec.  This does not happen too often and only for a short time
• The blades cut out in winds of over 25 m/sec because at higher speeds the structure could become unstable
• It has a life expectancy of 25 years and Wood Green Animal Shelters has allowed 20 years before refurbishing